Archive for March, 2018
On-Demand: Law Firm Process Improvement Workshop
On-Demand
CRE8 Independent Consultants presents a free on-demand workshop on law firm process improvement, offering 20 ideas in 20 minutes.
The Law Schools With The Best And Worst First-Time Bar Exam Pass Rates In 2017
News
The University of Chicago Law School tops the list with a first-time pass rate better than 98 percent.
The Buy American Act and Trade Agreements Act: Understanding Federal Domestic Preference Requirements
On-Demand
PilieroMazza has posted an on-demand webinar discussing compliance with new laws requiring or providing a preference for the purchase of goods, products, or materials produced in the United States.
Talk About an Electric Shock – Power Company Fined $2.7M After Data Breach
News
The unnamed power company had inadvertently allowed critical cyber security data to be exposed online for 70 days, reports Troutman Sanders.
State Department Updating Contracting Language to Head Off Confusion
News
The change is intended to head off problems such as the one seen earlier this year when a contractor would not comply with requests for an IT audit of security controls.
Do You Know Who Will Decide Whether Your Next Dispute Is Subject to Arbitration?
Insight
In a client alert, Pepper Hamilton surveys the effects of incorporating an arbitration provider’s rules or common arbitration provisions on who determines questions of arbitrability.
Owning the Patent Isn’t Always Enough for Standing
Insight
In a recent Initial Determination, an administrative law judge ruled that a patent owner did not have standing to sue without joining a third party to which certain rights had been transferred, reports Jones Day.
Insiders Think That Facebook Will Never Be the Same After the Cambridge Analytica Scandal
News
Just a couple of days into the Cambridge crisis, Facebook’s stock has dropped by more than 20 points, which has led its market capitalization to fall by tens of billions of dollars, reports Vanity Fair.
AT&T Wants to Buy Time Warner To ‘Weaponize’ Its Content, Government Says in Antitrust Trial
News
In opening arguments, Justice Department lawyer Craig Conrath said AT&T could use Time Warner’s content as a weapon against competitors that rely on the programming.
Trump Labor Board Member Forgot About Conflict of Interest, Watchdog Says
News
National Labor Relations Board Member William Emanuel violated a White House ethics pledge by participating in a closely watched case involving his former law firm, the NLRB’s inspector general concluded in a report obtained by Bloomberg Law.
Is Employee Out of Commission? Not So Fast, Says Appellate Court
Insight
When an employer changes its contract with an employee, the change should be communicated clearly — and preferably, in writing, warns Zuckerman Spaeder.
Ways to Make Sure the Indemnity Clause You Just Negotiated Is Not Your Enemy
Insight
Regardless of how carefully you may have considered the pros and cons of including a prevailing party clause in your contract, the indemnity clause you have negotiated may unwittingly permit recovery of attorneys’ fees for first and third party claims, warns Saul Ewing Arnstein & Lehr.
4 Reasons You Still Should Issue a Press Release
Insight
A well-written, concise, timely press release remains one of the most potent vehicles for getting your law firm’s story in front of important audiences, writes Amy Boardman Hunt for Muse Communications.
What AI Is-and Isn’t-In E-Discovery
Insight
A new Exterro guide discusses how e-discovery professionals can understand the differences between competing e-discovery technologies and how to best use them in their day-to-day professional lives.
Tamany Bentz Joins DLA Piper’s IP and Technology practice in Los Angeles
News
Tamany Bentz has joined DLA Piper’s Intellectual Property and Technology practice as a partner in the Los Angeles office, the firm announced.
Barnes & Thornburg Adds Two Labor & Employment Partners in Los Angeles
News
Barnes & Thornburg LLP has added Dawn Collins and Tae Kim as partners in the Labor & Employment Department in Southern California.
Robert M. Harper of Farrell Fritz Honored by Touro Law Center
News
Robert M. Harper, counsel in Farrell Fritz’s estate litigation practice group, was honored as a Public Interest/Pro Bono Attorney of the Year at Touro Law Center’s Annual Goods and Services Auction.
Four Attorneys from Orsinger, Nelson, Downing & Anderson Earn 2018 Texas Rising Stars Honors
News
Four attorneys with Texas family law firm Orsinger, Nelson, Downing & Anderson, LLP, have been named to the Texas Rising Stars list of top lawyers in the state for 2018.
Provost Umphrey Trial Lawyers Named to 2018 Texas Rising Stars List
News
Two trial lawyers with Texas-based Provost Umphrey Law Firm, L.L.P., earned selection to the 2018 Texas Rising Stars list for their representation of plaintiffs in personal injury litigation.
Charles H. Jackson III Joins Langley & Banack, Inc.
News
Charles H. Jackson III has joined San Antonio-based Langley & Banack, Inc. as of counsel in the firm’s San Antonio office.
